Washing-machine



sTATEs PATENT OPP-ICE.

JN0. sHUGERT, OE ELIZABETH, AND G. w. PORTER, OE PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.Y

WASI-ITNG-MACI-IINE.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 5,048, dated April 3, 1847; AntedatedNovember 2, 1,846.

To all lwL-om t may concern Be it known that we, JOHN SHUGER'I, ofElizabeth, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, andGEORGE W. PORTER, of the city and county of Philadelphia, Stateaforesaid, have invented new and useful Improvements inVashing-Machines, which are described as follows, reference being had tothe annexed drawings of the same, making part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of the machine. F ig. 2 is a verticaltransverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a top or birds eye view of theapparatus forwringing, detached from the machine.

Similar letters in the figures refer toy corresponding parts.

This machine in its general features is made and operated similar to theone for which Letters Patentof the United States were issued to JohnShugert, one of the parties named above, on the 19th day of May,1843-that is to say, the clothes are placed in a box or trough, A,supported in a suitable manner and are washed by a dasher B operated bymeans of handles C.

The improvements consist, lirst, in making the back part of the bottomof the box A horizontal, instead of on. an inclined curve as in theformer case, for prevent-ing the clothes from following the dasher B onits return from the clothes, and causing them to turn in the .water withgreater facility; second, in arranging a series of rollers D, on asegment of a circle atthe back part of the box for lessening thefriction and pressure on the clothes; and third, in the addition of awringing apparatus E, for partially drying the clothes after beingwashed-the whole being arranged and combined in such a manner as to butslightly increase the expense and proportions of the former machine.

The rollers D, are made of wood and turn on journals inserted in thesides of the box A. They are arranged in the form of a segment of acircle-the center of the'up per one being on the same vertical line withthat of the lower one, as represented in Fig. 2 of the drawings. f

The horizontal part F of the bottom of Then the clothes with therequired quan-V tity ofsoap and water are placed in the 'space betweenthe dasher B and `rollers D,

and the dasher is moved backward, they are forced upward over thesurfaces of the rollers .with a. very small amount of ypower exerted onthe handles; for the rollers. being suspended on journals turn and allowthe clothes to pass without much friction or pressure. On the return ofthe dasher, the lower part of the clothes rests on the f .abrupt orhorizontal edge F, and the kupper part ofthe same turns toward thedasher. f .70V

They are in this manner at each succeeding stroke gradually forcedaround, and every piecev is in its turn subjected to a thorough`cleansing.

After the clothes have been thoroughly washed they are removed fro-m thebox A, and placed in a horizontal perforated box E, of the wringingapparatus, which is arranged longitudinally yat the back part of thebox'A immediately above the rollers D. A piston G correspondingl in sizeand form with the interior of said box E ofthe wringing apparatus ismoved either way in the same by mea-ns of a screw H attached to one sideand passing through a female screw in the end of the perforated box E,said by which it is turned.

The clot-hes being placed in a wet state on the opposite side of thepiston G, the lid L, of the box E is closed and secured- 4sa screwhaving a handle K on its outer end the screw H, is then turned to theright byy the handle K, and the clothes are pressed between the pistonand the end M ofthe box until all the water that can be is extractedfrom them,*whenv the mot-ion of theV screw is reversed, and the clothesare re-l moved and thoroughly dried in the usual manner.

The machine may be converted into an ironing or other table bysuspending a board cover on pivots at the back part of the machine anddrawing it forward to a hori-k zontal position on top of the machine.

What we claim as our invention, and

which We desire to secure by Letters Pat following the dasher B on itsreturn, and 10 ent, iscausing them to gradually turn at each suo-Arranging the rollers Din the back part ceeding stroke as described. ofthe box A in the form of a segment of JOHN SHUGERT a oirelef-tbe lowerone being on a line With the upper n the manner and for the purpose setforth,-in combination With the `abrupt Witnesses: edge or rest F formedon the bottom of y JOHN THOMPSON, the box A for preventing the clothesfrom EDWARD MAHER.

GEO. W. PORTER.

